Sunday, November 25, 2007

World's richest penny to go on display

A penny may not be worth much in today's currency, but a rare example set to go on display in Melbourne next week is worth a cool $1 million.

The 1930 Australian copper penny, the world's most valuable copper coin, will appear alongside a range of Australia's rare coins in a display worth $4 million at a historic ANZ bank branch in Collins Street.

One of just six of its kind, the Proof 1930 Penny, was created as a work of art not intended as currency, exhibition coordinator Belinda Downie said....

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